Bill Text: GA HR1617 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced


Bill Title: Reichert, Albert Phillips; condolences

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 4-2)

Status: (Passed) 2012-02-28 - House Read and Adopted [HR1617 Detail]

Download: Georgia-2011-HR1617-Introduced.html
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House Resolution 1617
By: Representatives Dickey of the 136th, Peake of the 137th, Epps of the 140th, Beverly of the 139th, Randall of the 138th, and others

A RESOLUTION


Honoring the life and memory of Albert Phillips Reichert; and for other purposes.

WHEREAS, the State of Georgia mourns the loss of one of its most distinguished citizens with the passing of Albert Phillips Reichert on February 16, 2012; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Reichert was born on January 25, 1914, in Columbus, Georgia, a beloved son of Jacob and Ann Phillips Reichert; and

WHEREAS, he served as a guardian of this nation's freedom and liberty with the United States Naval Reserve as an officer in the Atlantic and Pacific Theaters, valiantly and courageously protecting his fellow Americans during World War II; and

WHEREAS, a man of deep and abiding faith, Mr. Reichert was an active member of Vineville United Methodist Church; and

WHEREAS, he enrolled at Emory University in 1932 where he was a member and president of Sigma Alpha Epsilon and a member of Phi Beta Kappa and was inducted into the Emory Sports Hall of Fame; and

WHEREAS, he received a master's degree in philosophy from Duke University in 1937 and, after the war, worked full-time for the railroad while attending Mercer's Walter F. George School of Law full-time, graduating cum laude in 1948; and

WHEREAS, he practiced law at Anderson, Anderson, and Walker, which later became Anderson, Walker, and Reichert; and

WHEREAS, a noted attorney and adjunct professor at Mercer University, he was honored numerous times, receiving the Tradition of Excellence Award from the State Bar of Georgia and the Algernon Sidney Sullivan Award and the Outstanding Alumnus Award from Mercer University; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Reichert was a member and president of the Macon Rotary Club, a member and state chair of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, and a member and chair of the State Board of Bar Examiners and the Board to Determine Fitness of Bar Applicants; and

WHEREAS, he was united in love and marriage to his wife of 75 years, the late Elizabeth Walton Bowen "Chunk" Reichert, and was blessed with three remarkable sons, Albert Phillips, Jr., Stephen Allan, and Robert Adger Bowen; four wonderful grandchildren, Albert Phillips Reichert III, John Walker Reichert, Elizabeth Bowen Reichert, and Thomas Dunwody Reichert; and three adored great-grandchildren, Eden Pape, Luna Walker, and Sarana Burnam Reichert; and

WHEREAS, he was a person of magnanimous strengths with an unimpeachable reputation for integrity, intelligence, fairness, and kindness and, by the example he made of his life, he made this world a better place in which to live; and

WHEREAS, a compassionate and generous man, Mr. Reichert will long be remembered for his love of family and friendship, and this loyal son, husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and friend will be missed by all who had the great fortune of knowing him.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body join in honoring the life and memory of Albert Phillips Reichert and express their deepest and most sincere regret at his passing.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized and directed to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to the family of Albert Phillips Reichert.
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